What does spaz mean in us?
spaz (plural spazzes) (slang, derogatory, offensive) A stupid or incompetent person. quotations ▼ (slang, derogatory, offensive) A hyperactive person. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A tantrum, a fit.
What does spastic mean in the UK?
British Dictionary definitions for spastic
spastic. / (ˈspæstɪk, spæsˈtɪsɪtɪ) / noun. an old-fashioned and now offensive name for a person who has cerebral palsy. taboo, slang a clumsy, incapable, or incompetent person. What does spaz out mean? verb (used without object), spazzed, spaz·zing. to move in an awkward or clumsy way (usually followed by out): She spazzed out and we had broken glass all over the floor. to become more angry than a situation warrants (usually followed by out): Mom spazzed out when she smelled cigarette smoke on my clothes.
Is spastic a swear word?
Retard (or the R-word), and spastic are words which were historically used to describe people with a disability, but have now become offensive slang. What is spaz in fortnite? "Spaz" is a Fortnite esports player.
When did spaz become a word?
Its usage has been documented as far back as the mid-1950s. In 1965, film critic Pauline Kael, hypothesised that, "The term that American teenagers now use as the opposite of 'tough' is 'spaz'." What's another word for spaz?
klutz | lubber |
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fumbler | bumbler |
blunderer | blunderbuss |
clod | duffer |
clumsy oaf | bull in a china shop |
What are spastics called today?
Word forms: plural spastics. adjective. Someone who is spastic is born with a disability which makes it difficult for them to control their muscles, especially in their arms and legs. People now refer to someone with this disability as having cerebral palsy. How do you spell Spazy? (slang) Clumsy or inept.
What is a yutz?
yutz in American English
(jʌts ) noun. a person variously regarded as ineffectual, foolish, disagreeable, contemptible, etc. Word origin. < Yiddish.